Improvement in plows



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JAMES STEPHENS, OF AGENCY CITY, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 94,663, dated September 7', 1869.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES STEPHENS, of Agency City, in the county of VVapello and State of' Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Plow; and I do hereby declare that the followingis afull, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those skilled in thel art to make and use the saine, reference being' had to the accompanying (lrawiiigs,tbrm ing part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved plow, designed more especially to be used for cultivating corn and other crops which are grown in hills or drills.

The object ot' the invention is t0 obtain a plow ofthe class speciechwhich will be simple in construction and admit of different shovels or shares heilig readily applied, as the nature ot' the work may require.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure l is a side vieu7 of my invention; Fig. 2, a plan or top view of the sume; Figs. 3 and 4, detached views of shovels or shares pertaining to the saine.

Similar letters of reference indicate Corresponding parts.

A represents the bean] of the plow; B B, the handles, the low-er ends of' which are attached to the brain, as shown at a., and the rear ends secured in position by a bar, b, which passes transversely through the upper end of a standv ard, C, the latter being attached to the rear end of the plow-beam by means of a bolt, c, which passes through the standard, a block, d,

and the beam, as shown in Fig. 2, the standard beingat the left-hand side ofthe beam. This standard is braced from the beam by a rod, e.

D is a short standard, which is attached to the right-hand side of the beam A, in advance of the standard C, bya bo1t,f, thelatter pass ing through the standard, a block, g, and the beam. This standard is braced from the beam A by a rod, l1., and the handles and beam are braced and stiffened by dat bars t' t', applied as shown in Figs. l and 2.

E represents the shovels or shares, which may be constructed in any ofthe known forms. These shovels or shares are connected to their standards byboltsj, and admitot' being readily detached, so that others may`be applied, different ones being used to suit the nature ot' the work to be performed, the earth sometimes being required to be thrown from the plants and at other times thrown toward them.

rIhe implement is well braced throughout, so that none of the parts are liable to be injured by undue strain in any direction.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In combination with the frame, constructed as described, two shovels, arranged as specied, the right-hand one being removable, and so twisted as to throw all the dirt to the right or left, as may be desired.

' JAMES STEPHENS.

Witnesses: i W. A. BURToN, W. C. REYNOLDS. 

